Collar-support.



TILL. COLLAR SUPYORT.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 2o, 1909.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.I

HENRY TILL, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

COLLAR-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 20, 1909.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 513,836.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY TILL, citizen of the United Stat-es, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collar supports of that general class especially adapted for attachment to ladiesflace or fabric collars for the purpose of retaining the same in proper shape and preventing sagging of the collar when in position on the neck of the wearer.

Heretofore it has been proposed to eifect the stretching and stiffening of ladies fabric collars by the provision of one or more vertical strips having attaching spurs secured to the opposite ends thereof and adapted to pierce the lace or fabric constituting the body of the collar. Collar supports of this character are objectionable inasmuch as the points of the attaching spurs have a tendency to cut or tear the fabric and often pierce the skin and lacerate or otherwise injure the neck of the wearer. It has also been proposed to retain the supporting strips on the collar by means of terminal buttons and similar fastening devices secured to the opposite ends of the strips, and in some cases metallic pins or clasps have been employed for this purpose. Such devices are not only expensive to manufacture, but present a very unsightly appearance and Vmaterially detract from the general looks of the collar. Moreover, the strips or supports are often lost or misplaced, and being necessarily very fragile, often become broken or otherwise impaired from use after a short period of service.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a collar support having an adhesive face for contact with the collar and which may be applied thereto at the laundry or by the owner of the collar after the latter has been laundried.

A further object is to provide a collar support having a face rendered adhesive by the application of heat and soluble by the application of water so that the support may be applied to a collar during the ironing operation and removed therefrom when the collar is washed.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency, as wel] as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a. collar provided with a support constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical scctional view of the same; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the support detached; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line t-t of Fig. 8; Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a modified form of the invention; Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a further modification; Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a still further modification; Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional vie-w taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved collar support forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a longitudinally disposed strip or body portion 5, formed of papier-mache, celluloid, whale-bone o-r other suitable material of sufficient rigidity to retain the collar in proper shape, while at the same time permitting the strip or support to yield slightly so as not to make the same uncomfortable to the wearer.

The outer face of the strip is provided with a coating of glue or other material 6, capable of being rendered adhesive by the application of heat and soluble by the application of water so as to permit the support to be attached to a collar during the ironing operation and removed therefrom when the collar is washed.

In order to prevent the inner face of the strip or body portion 5 from coming in contact with the neck of the wearer, said face is covered with a piece of felt having a yieldable nap, or a strip of linen or other l suitable material 7, the marginal edge of which preferably projects beyond the marginal edge of the body portion 5, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4: of the drawings. If desired however, the marginal edge of the felt lining 7 may terminate flush with the marginal edge of the body portion 5, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings. By having the marginal edge of the lining strip 7 projecting laterally beyond the marginal edge of the body portion 5, the sharp. edge of the body portion 5 is prevented from bearing against the neck of the wearer and cutting or otherwise lacerating the skin. The upper ends of the body portion and strip 7 are preferably curved or rounded at 8 so as to present a smooth unobstructed surface, while the lower end thereof is square or flattened at 9. It will be understood however, that both ends of the body portion and strip 7 may be either round or square, as desired.

In using the device, the strips are applied to the inner face of the collar either by moistening the gum'n'ied face 5 thereof and pressing the support laterally against the collar, or by the pressure of a heated iron on the supports during the ironing of the collar, thus to firmly secure the supports in position on the collar and prevent sagging of the same when in use. When the collar is washed, the water will dissolve the adhesive coating G so that the supports may be readily detached and newv supports positioned on the collar after the latter is laundried.

In Fig. 7 of the drawing, there is illustrated a modified form of the invention, in which the felt lining or strip 7 is dispensed with, such a construction being found desirable in some cases.

It is preferred to make the collar supports in diffe-rent lengths to accommodate collars of different heights, but if desired, the supports may be made in continuous lengths and subsequently cut or severed into the desired length, as best illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings, the edges of the body portion 5 and backing 7 are cut on a bevel so that the soft felt backing will project over the edge of the body portion and thus protect the neck of the wearer.

rlhe device is simple in construction and extremely sanitary inasmuch as the support is discarded after the collar is soiled and replaced by a new support when the collar is laundried.

Attention is called to the fact that when the collar is immersed in. water to effect the washing thereof, the water will dissolve the glue or other adhesive material and thus cause the strip or support to drop off and any particles of glue left on the collar will be dissolved in the warm water so as not to injure the fabric.

It will of course be understood that the supports may be tinted or colored to correspond withthe color of the fabric constituting the collar upon which the support is used, such a construction being within the scope of the appended claims.

w`vVhile the device is principally designed for attachment to a collar, it will of course be understood that the same may be used with equally good results on ladies girdles, cuffs or wherever a device of this character is found desirable or practicable.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A collar support including a body portion having that face thereof which bears against the collar coated with an adhesive compound, and a fabric backing secured to the other face of the body portion and having a yieldable nap for contact with the neck of the wearer.

2. A collar support including a fiat relatively rigid body portion, having that face thereof which bears against the collar coated with an adhesive material soluble in water and its other face provided with a yieldable backing, the marginal edge of the body portion and backing being cut on a bevel so as to cause the marginal edge of said backing to project beyond the body portion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY TILL. [1.. a]

llitnesses J. D. YoAKLEY, SAMUEL N. Acknn. 

